Category: Babci
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Babcism of the day – Cooking advice
Tweet I have this week off from work, so we’ve been hanging sheet rock at Babci’s. I figured that my pizza dough would go unused so I brought it over for her. Here’s a typical conversation: Babci: “Where did you get the recipe?” Me: “I made it from my sourdough starter.” Babci: “Do me a…
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Bi-Lingual Perks + Pitfalls
Tweet Let’s face it. It’s pretty darn cool when you’re talking right in front of someone and they have no idea what you’re saying. Every once in a while though, you get busted. One day last summer, my mom and I stopped at the farmer’s market for “5 minutes because she needed just one thing.” …
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Geriatric Commando
Tweet Ground Hog 0 – Babci 1 Over the weekend, I received an urgent call from my mother. A furry and very fat ground hog decided that the perfect place to setup residence would be in a cozy hole nestled between my mom’s raspberry bushes and her row of beets. We told her that we’d…
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You have More Money Than Brains
Tweet “You have more money than brains” was a favorite quote that my dear old departed uncle used to use. At 2 am this morning, I decided to give blogging a try. I thought of my Uncle Joe’s quote almost immediately. Why? Because it literally took 5 minutes to sign up and buy a web…